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antemundane

[ an-tee-muhn-deyn, -muhn-deyn ]
/ ˌæn ti mʌnˈdeɪn, -ˈmʌn deɪn /

adjective

before the creation of the world.

Words nearby antemundane

antegrade urography, antehall, antelope, antemeridian, antemortem, antemundane, antenatal, antenave, antenna, antenna array, antennal gland

Origin of antemundane

First recorded in 1725–35; ante- + mundane
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